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This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. E. Harvey Estes Jr. on April 28, 2004 by Jessica Roseberry.

Duration: 01:20:00

Estes discusses the history of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Duke. He also discusses the department's relationship with Watts Hospital, Durham Regional Hospital (now Duke Regional Hospital), and the Duke University Physician Assistant Program. Includes 2 master audiocassette tapes, 2 use audiocassette tapes, and a transcript.

This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. E. Harvey Estes Jr. on June 25, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry. The transcription of this interview was made possible by a grant from the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation.

Duration: 01:52:34

Estes discusses Dr. Grace Kerby, who he knew when he was on the faculty in the Department of Medicine, including her driven nature, her duty of organizing the house staff schedules in the Department of Medicine, Dr. Kerby as the only chief resident who did not participate in the chair of the Department of Medicine Dr. Eugene Stead's required psychological sessions with psychiatrist Dr. Bingham Dai, her social life, his respect for Dr. Kerby, and his perception of Dr. Kerby's compulsiveness and rigidity. He discusses Bess Cebe, Dr. Stead's administrative assistant; the few other women in the Department of Medicine during the 1960s; Dr. Eva Salber in the Department of Community and Family Medicine; South African protestors of Apartheid at the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dr. Eva Salber and husband, Harry, leaving South Africa and going to Boston; the Salber's arrival to Chapel Hill; the discussions about Dr. Eva Salber potentially taking over Lincoln Community Health Center; Dr. Evelyn Schmidt taking this position instead; Dr. Salber in the Department of Community and Family Medicine; Dr. Salber conducting a needs assessment of the surrounding community; Dr. Salber setting up a system of community leaders as healthcare givers; Dr. Salber's deep involvement with rural elders; Dr. Salber's equal treatment of African-Americans; and Dr. Salber's interest in medical students. He discusses Connie Service, Becky Heron, Kathy Andolsek, Susan Yaggy, and Dr. Evelyn Schmidt. He discusses the loss of the Division of Community Medicine when Dr. Salber retired, before Susan Yaggy took over the division; women at the time as being more interested in becoming family doctors than men; culture differences in having mostly women in divisions of the department; maternity policies; tenure being not as important in Community and Family Medicine as in other departments; Dorothy Naumann being in charge of student health; residents in the department going into the community as opposed to joining the faculty; Joyce Nichols, the first African-American female physician assistant; physician assistants as currently a more female-dominated group; funding as an issue in the Department of Community and Family Medicine; the Duke Diet and Fitness Center; Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans; healthcare for Mrs. Semans; healthcare received by his wife; the Nearly New Shoppe; the wives of Duke faculty being involved in creating the used clothing store; and the current state of Nearly New Shoppe. Includes 2 master CDs, a 2 use CDs and a transcript.

This oral history interview was conducted with William J. Donelan on March 10, 2020 by Emily Stewart as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.
Duration: 00:49:39
During the interview, Donelan discusses his early life; educational background; his professional career path at Duke, where he started in 1969 as an insurance office supervisor in the medical private diagnostic clinic; the business administration side Duke's transformation into a premier academic hospital; the growth of Duke University Medical Center; the early days of Duke Hospital North; becoming Chief Operating Officer of Duke University Hospital; his relationship Sabiston; how Sabiston tried to recruit him as the business manager for the Department of Surgery; and Sabiston's legacy at Duke. Digital files include transcript (.DOCX), interview (.MP3), and consent form (.PDF).

This oral history interview was conducted with Dr. Theodore N. Pappas on May 20, 2021 by Dr. Konstantinos Economopoulos as part of the Dr. David Sabiston Oral History Project.

Duration: 00:43:54

During the interview, Pappas discusses his surgical training; how he came to Duke and the details of being hired by Sabiston, including being only the second non-Duke trained person hired by Sabiston in 15 years; Sabiston's incredible memory and how he used it as a recruiting tool among Duke medical students; Sabiston's calculated social interactions; the annual Sabiston Christmas party; observations of how Sabiston interacted with residents and how he ran the Department of Surgery; changes in the Department of Surgery after Sabiston retired; other memories of Sabiston. Digital files include transcript (DOCX), interview (M4A), and consent form (PDF).

Dr. Wilson speaks about the three components of the Duke Medical Center during her tenure as dean (Duke School of Nursing, Duke School of Medicine, and Duke Hospital); the distinct but congruent nature of the three entities; working with Dr. William Anlyan on the Medical Education for National Defense (MEND) project; the details of the MEND project; Dr. Anlyan's request in 1968 that she return to Duke and become dean of the School of Nursing; her initial rejection of the request; the state of the School of Nursing and the nursing service at the time; her work (as a faculty member and special assistant to the director of the nursing service) on the experimental nursing project in Hanes Ward, 1961-1962; the details of that project; her success in that project being the impetus for her being recommended for the director of nursing services position; Wilma Minniear being offered that position at Wilson's recommendation; Dr. Wilson's return from her work in Thailand to become dean of the School of Nursing; the process of her becoming dean; her work as a clinical nurse specialist, beginning in 1963; the process of deciding to get an Doctor of Education degree; turning down Dr. Eugene Stead's request that she get an MD; Thelma Ingles's work with Dr. Stead; the National League of Nursing's disapproval of Duke's unorthodox methods; Dr. Stead's support; her work as dean to increase morale in the School of Nursing; creating new courses for the School of Nursing; requesting that her counterpart at the Durham VA Hospital serve on the Duke Dean's Committee; creative curriculum offerings at the Duke School of Nursing; strengthening the School of Nursing in various departments that were previously weak; working on committees to study national healthcare; working on committees to open a new building for the Duke Medical Center Library; the School of Nursing's involvement in an Area Health Education Center (AHEC); Highland Hospital; Sea Level Hospital; working on committees to outline a no-smoking policy; other collaborative efforts with the School of Medicine; her lobbying efforts on behalf of nursing; her work on committees to open Duke Hospital North; other women at Duke; the articulation of her own legacy; her committee work in the Institute of Medicine; her desire to include women in the physician's assistant program; the differences between nurses' and physicians' responsibilities; Duke School of Nursing as operating with cutting-edge ideas; Duke's support of new ideas; and her love of challenges and new opportunities.

This interview was conducted with Dr. William Anlyan on June 20, 2007 by Jessica Roseberry.
Duration: unknown
Anlyan speaks about Dr. Susan Dees; Dr. Jane Elchlepp; Dr. Elchlepp as a talented facilities planner in the Duke Department of Pathology; hiring Dr. Elchlepp to work as a facilities planner for his office when he was chancellor; this work becoming Dr. Elchlepp's full-time job; Dr. Elchlepp's early history; Dr. Elchlepp's abilities; Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans; Mrs. Semans's support; former dean of the School of Nursing, Dr. Ruby Wilson; Dr. Molly Bernheim; the presence of female medical students when he was a medical student; the increase in numbers of women and underrepresented minorities under his deanship; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a "male chauvinist domain"; female medical students who fought this trend; tenure issues; Dr. Doris Howell, in the Department of Pediatrics; Dr. Rebecca Buckley; Dr. Catherine Wilfert; other women; Dr. Sara Dent, leader of Anesthesiology; and Dr. Ruth Martin.
The transcription of this interview was made possible by a grant from the Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation.

This series contains materials which showcase recognitions of O. Michael Colvin's research and work. Items include certificates, nominations, invitations, and digital surrogates for physical awards. Materials date from 1990 to 2005, and some materials are undated.

Contains materials documenting various events and lectures the Medical Center Library organized. Includes materials pertaining to Tea with Trailblazers, Trent Lecture Series, and other special events. Types of materials include flyers, correspondence, DVDs, and lecture materials. Participants included Ivan Brown, Ruby Wilson, Barbara Newborg, Florence Nash, Dan Blazer, Nancy Andrews, Mary Ann Black, Brenda Armstrong, Joanne A.P. Wilson, Thelma Brown, Evelyn Wicker, and Donna Harris. Materials range in date from 1997 to 2011.

Contains digital surrogates of plaques and awards given to David C. Sabiston Jr. for his research, teaching, and professional positions. More plaques and awards may reside in the following series: Unprocessed Materials and Memorabilia and Artifacts. Materials date from 1964 to 1997.